Ford Bond

Quick Facts

Ford Bond was an American radio personality. He was the announcer for several popular radio shows in the 1930s and 1940s, earning him a spot on the This is Your Life television show.

For his work on radio, Bond has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6706 Hollywood Blvd.

Ford Bond was born in Louisville, Kentucky on October 23, 1904.

For twenty years in the 1930s and 1940s, he was the announcer for several radio soap operas and other shows, including the advertising voice for a sponsor's product called Bab-O. He also was one of the NBC radio announcers of the 1934 World Series and an announcer of the 1934 Baseball All-Star Game.